Borland® Application Lifecycle Management Solutions for Microsoft .NET Framework to be Available at U.S. Microsoft Technology Centers

2003 BORLAND CONFERENCE, SAN JOSE, Calif. - Nov 03, 2003 : Borland Software Corporation (Nasdaq NM: BORL) today announced an agreement with Microsoft Corp. in which Borlandâ Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework will be available for use at Microsoft Technology Centers (MTC) located in Austin, Chicago, Boston and Silicon Valley, during Microsoft customer engagements. Under the terms of the agreement, Borland enterprise customers looking to move to the Microsoft .NET Framework will also be able to leverage these facilities. The announcement helps demonstrate the traction of Borland ALM offerings for the Microsoft .NET Framework, continuing the Borland tradition of providing solutions that help companies leverage past technology investments to build better software faster.

MTC provide enterprise customers with technology experts, industry leaders, and an environment to help companies envision, plan, and architect complete, customized solutions using Microsoft .NET-connected technologies. The MTC staff will introduce enterprise customers to Borland solutions as appropriate.

"Borland was the first licensee of the Microsoft .NET Framework Software Developer Kit for distribution," said Adam J. Hecktman, director of the Microsoft Technology Center Chicago. "Borland ALM solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework are designed to assist development teams in future-proofing their application development efforts by ensuring closer alignment between business needs and the resulting software. By using Borland ALM solutions at the MTC, we are providing enterprise customers with the opportunity to use Borland solutions to integrate the definition, design, development, testing, deployment, and management stages of the software application lifecycle."

"The .NET Framework is growing in adoption and becoming increasingly important to the Borland developer community," said Boz Elloy, senior vice president of software products at Borland. "Both Microsoft and Borland share a commitment to helping organizations as they migrate to the .NET Framework across the entire application lifecycle; Borland ALM helps them to leverage their existing technology investments while transitioning to the future."

Microsoft Technology Centers are available now to Borland and Microsoft enterprise customers who want to experience the Borland ALM offerings for the Microsoft .NET Framework. For additional information on Borland ALM solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework.

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